Inability to open attached file

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john oh

Whenever I try to open an attached (so far all Excel files) file to an
incoming e-mail in Windows Mail, I am getting following Windows (Vista)
message:

"Windows cannot find 'file name w/ path'. Make sure you typed the
name correctly and try again."

Clearly this message is misleading since I have not typed any file name
and/or its path. I just double-clicked the attached file name.

It would be greatly appreciated if anyone shed some light on this problem.
 
Opening an Excel (or Word) attachment from within Windows Mail is
fraught with pitfalls. Save the attachment first, then open the saved file.
 
Thanks Gary. But, even after I save the incoming attachment file and try to
open it, I end up getting exactly the same message as before. By the way, I
don't have any problem at all of opening any Excel files on my hard disk.
 
Opening a saved attachment is exactly the same thing as opening
Excel files on the hard disk. Are you saying there is something
different about those two scenarios?
 
Then perhaps you should check which version of Excel you have, and
which version the sender is using.
 
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